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us regents review 3 2019

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
2.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
3.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
4.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
5.
The people elect US senators.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
23rd
d)
26th
6.
Congress can tax income.  Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
18th
c)
9th
d)
10th
7.
What incident finally convinced the US that war was necessary?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The Zimmermann Telegram
c)
The Schleiffen Plan
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
8.

Why did the United States get involved in WWI?

a)

Restricted submarine warfare

b)

Chemical warfare against civilians

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

Aerial warfare

9.

What led to the Great Migration?

a)

European immigrants began to move to the North

b)

African American women were granted the right to vote so they moved away from southern cities

c)

factories in the South began accepting more minority applicants for jobs

d)

African Americans moved to obtain jobs in northern factories

10.

What law was passed to limit opposition to the government during World War I?

a)

the Fourteen Points

b)

the War Industries Board

c)

the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

the Espionage and Sedition Acts

11.
Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line in the production of automobiles led directly to
a)
a decrease in the cost of automobiles
b)
a decrease in the number of automobiles available
c)
an increase in the unemployment rate
d)
an increase in the time needed to produce a single automobileAddEditInfoFeedback
12.

What type of Music was created and very popular during the 1920s'?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock n' Roll

c)

Rap

d)

Folk Music

13.
In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by a 
a)
willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
b)
Increased consumer borrowing and spending
c)
The active involvement of the United States in European affairs
d)
Major reforms in national labor laws
14.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

15.
In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?
a)
) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government. 
b)
The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country. 
c)
The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed. 
d)
The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country. 
16.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history. 
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies. 
c)
 Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.    
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry. 
17.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
18.

Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII?

a)

women

b)

Navajo

c)

African Americans

19.
Where were  Japanese- Americans held against their will during WWII?  They were held here because of fear they were spies for Japan
a)
Internment Camps
b)
Guantanamo Bay
c)
Cuba
d)
Jungle Shacks
20.
This was the project put in place to develop the atomic bomb:
a)
Manhattan Transfer
b)
Manheim Steamroller
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Super Sneaky Project
21.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
22.

Hands off approach to government; the government should not interfere in the economy

a)

Laissez-faire economics

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditional economy

23.

What are Amendments?

a)

Changes or additions to the constitution

b)

Three branches have separate but equal jobs

c)

Shared power between state and federal government

d)

Voting or picking representatives

24.

What was the Dawes Act meant to do to the Native Americans?

a)

Assimilate

b)

Give free land

c)

put them on reservations

d)

kill them

25.

What law gives out 160 acres of Free Land to mostly white settlers?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

14th Amendment

d)

Land Act

26.

Anti-immigrant

a)

Nativism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Industrialization

d)

Philanthropy

27.

What did Booker T. Washington think African Americans needed to be considered equal?

a)

Vocational Education (Job)

b)

Higher Education (college)

c)

Right to vote

d)

8 hour work days

28.

What were some things Labor Unions promised their members?

a)

8 hour work days

b)

Vocational Education (Job)

c)

Right to vote

d)

Corruption

29.

Suffrage

What does it mean?

a)

Right to vote

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Right to suffer

d)

Right to remain silent

30.

Who wrote the Jungle?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Jacob Riis

31.
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
colonial attempts to build a strong national government
b)
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
c)
steps in the growth of representative democracy
d)
early social reform movements
32.
The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to
a)
avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native Americans
b)
make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River Valley
d)
allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region
33.
During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to
a)
a decline in colonial manufacturing
b)
the decline of slavery in the northern colonies
c)
a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America
d)
the development of independent colonial trade practices
34.
What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?
a)
The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas
b)
French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians
c)
Native American Indians were given lands west of the Appalachians
d)
England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts
35.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
36.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

37.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
38.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
39.
What event caused Kansas to be known as “Bleeding Kansas?”
a)
John Brown's attempts to take over United States arsenals
b)
Tension between Nebraskans and Kansans over the border
c)
Fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters
d)
Murders of runaway slaves on the western prairie
40.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A train that took people to freedom.

b)

A tunnel where people could buy slaves.

c)

A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

d)

A home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

41.
Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?
a)
because it didn’t include a bill of rights
b)
 because it didn’t give women the right to vote
c)
because it gave too much power to the states
d)
because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances
42.
How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?
a)
it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
b)
it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
c)
it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
d)
it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of  people
43.
Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The Commerce Compromise
c)
The 3/5 Compromise
d)
The Connecticut Compromise
44.
Which compromise concerned how many representatives different sized states would have in Congress?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The 3/5 Compromise
c)
The Commerce Compromise
d)
The Intolerable Compromise
45.
Which Constitutional principle divides government power between the states and the federal government?
a)
Republicanism
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
States rights
d)
Federalism
46.
The Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
1st
b)
10th
c)
19th
d)
21st
47.
In the late 1800's, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-
a)
Established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
b)
Created a legal remedy for segregation laws
c)
Affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
d)
Recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience
48.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
49.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? 
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment. 
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption. 
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea. 
50.
The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would
a)
prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world
b)
help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of government
c)
view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States
d)
prevent other nations from trading with South American nations 
51.
Why did the United States formulate the Open Door policy toward China?
a)
 to develop democratic institutions and practices in China 
b)
to prevent a European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade and markets 
c)
to establish a military presence on the Chinese mainland
d)
to support Japanese efforts to industrialize China
52.
Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?
a)
containment
b)
 imperialism 
c)
 détente
d)
neutrality 
53.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

a)

the expansions of slavery into new territories

b)

the sale of federal lands to slave owners

c)

the right of Northerners to own slaves

d)

the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

54.

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

a)

Imperialism

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Roaring Twenties

d)

The Progressive Era

55.

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

a)

to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

b)

to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

c)

to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

d)

to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

56.

This made the production of steel more efficient and affordable.

a)

Combustion Engine

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Bessemer Process

57.

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

a)

Car

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Combustible Engine

58.

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American war?

a)

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

b)

Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain.

c)

Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders

d)

Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

59.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

a)

to encourage young men to enlist in the army

b)

to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

c)

to generate financial support for the war effort

d)

to create public distrust of Germans

60.

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Espionage Act

c)

the Lend-Lease Act

d)

the Taft-Hartley Act

61.
Scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon, following his attempt to cover up involvement in spying on the Democratic National HQ.
a)
Watergate
b)
Iran-Hostage Crisis
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Island Hopping
62.
Allied effort to supply West Berlin with supplies after it was cut off from the West by the USSR
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Battle for Britian
d)
NAFTA

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